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Fine Art Week: Edmonia Lewis, A Sculptor Who Brought Her Subjects To Life

This week we’re replaying some of our finest episodes about some of the finest works ever...

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Fine Art Week: Why Is It So Hard To Tell A Real Rembrandt Painting From A Copy?

This week we’re replaying some of our finest episodes about some of the finest works ever...

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Fine Art Week: Pigeons Would Make Pretty Good Art Critics

This week we’re replaying some of our finest episodes about some of the finest works ever...

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Taco Bell Once Sold A Burger Called The “Bell Beefer”

It's our show's fifth birthday! It's also the birthday in 1962 of the first Taco Bell restaurant,...

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Shizo Kanakuri Finished A Marathon He’d Started 54 Years Earlier

Today in 1967, a Japanese athlete Shizo Kanakuri, finished a Olympic marathon that he’d started...

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The Nutty Narrows Bridge Was Built For Squirrels In Washington State

Today in 1963, the opening of a bridge in Longview, Washington. that wasn't for cars, or bikes,...

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Wilson Pickett’s “Mustang Sally” Became A Hit, After A Tape Machine Cut It To Pieces

Today in 1941, the birthday of Wilson Pickett, a legend of soul and R&B music, and one who had an...

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Before Alarm Clocks, Some People Awoke With Help From A “Knocker-Up”

It’s Sleep Awareness Week, and today we’re talking about the part of sleep people usually like...

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Legendary Physicists Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard Once Teamed Up To Design A Refrigerator

For Alfred Einstein's birthday, the story of how he and fellow prominent physicist Leo Szilard...

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Here’s A Tiny Fish That Can Make Sounds As Loud As A Jet Engine

Danionella cerebrum is a completely transparent fish that's only 10-12 millimeters long. And...

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A Boycott Against Charles Boycott Gave Us The Word “Boycott”

Today in 1832, the birthday of Charles Boycott, whose name has been used for over a century...

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New York City’s 311 System Has Gotten Some Wild Calls Over The Years

This month in 2003, New York City launched its 311 service, a service that has helped residents...

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Musical Alarms Could Help Save Lives In Hospitals

There's a phenomenon in hospitals called "alarm fatigue" - there's so much loud beeping from...

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Cap’n Crunch Once Got Sued Because There Weren’t Actual Berries In Crunch Berries Cereal

For National Cereal Day, the stories of people who have taken cereal makers to court over some...

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Whey Protein Could Help Stop E-Waste

Could the secret weapon against electronic waste may be cheese? Research finds a process...

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Ruth Belville, The Last “Time Carrier” In London

Today in 1854, the birthday of a very important person in the history of how we keep track of...

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Police Squad, The TV Comedy That Got Canceled For Being Too Funny

Today in 1982, the premiere of the short-lived but critically acclaimed cop spoof Police Squad, a...

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When Danish Farmers Started Breeding “Protest Pigs”

It's National Pig Day, so it's a perfect time to tell one of the most famous stories of pig-based...

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